Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K 7 Contents, Before you start, 02 5 minute guide, Listening to your system

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.

Contents

01 Before you start

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Loading the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Automatically setting up for surround sound

(Auto MCACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 11 Playing a source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Better sound using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 33 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 34 Using the genre synchronizing function. . . . . . . . . . . 35

		06 Using the tuner
03 Connecting your equipment		Listening to the radio	36
Rear panel	13	Improving FM stereo sound	36
		Tuning directly to a station	36
When making cable connections	15
		Saving station presets	36
About the video converter	15
		Naming station presets	37
Connecting using HDMI	16
		Listening to station presets	37
About HDMI	16
Connecting your TV and DVD player	17	07 The System Setup menu
Connecting your Blu-ray disc player	17
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver		Making receiver settings from the System
or other set-top box	18	Setup menu	38
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR		Automatic MCACC (Expert)	38
and other video sources	18	Surround back speaker setting	41
Using the component video jacks	19	Manual MCACC setup	41
Connecting digital audio sources	19	Fine Channel Level	42
About the WMA9 Pro decoder	20	Fine Speaker Distance	42
Connecting analog audio sources	20	Standing Wave	43
Connecting a component to the front panel inputs. . . .	20	Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust	43
Installing your speaker system	21	Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional	44
Connecting the speakers	21	Data Management	46
Placing the speakers	22	Manual speaker setup	48
Connecting antennas	23	Speaker Setting	48
Connecting external antennas	23	Channel Level	49
Plugging in the receiver	24	Speaker Distance	50
		X-Curve	50
04 Controls and displays
Front panel	25
Operating range of remote control unit	26
Display	27
Remote control	28

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